# Distance from Aghajari Airport (AKW) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,572 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,572 km / 8,433 mi / 7,328 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 02:16 in Aghajari Airport, it's 17:46 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,112 ft (UIO is higher than AKW)

## Airports

### [Aghajari Airport (AKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akw-aghajari-airport/1ef266df-7cc4-6d50-8ac7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aghajari Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OIAG
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 30.740000, 49.680000
- Elevation: 88 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quito, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEQM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.130000, -78.360000
- Elevation: 9,200 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:16 in Aghajari Airport, it's 17:46 in Quito.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aghajari Airport (AKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akw-aghajari-airport/1ef266df-7cc4-6d50-8ac7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)